Uber is testing an autonomous Ford Fusion in Pittsburgh.

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It’s tough to tell where the auto industry ends and the tech industry begins these days. There’s plenty of car news coming out Silicon Valley, so let’s get to it then get on to the weekend.

Uber rolls out autonomous car in Pittsburg

Self-driving Uber cabs might be closer than you think.

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Silicon Valley has arrived in the Steel City, and it brought a self-driving Ford Fusion. Uber, the popular ride-hailing company from San Francisco, is testing an autonomous car on the streets of Pittsburgh, home to the company’s Advanced Technology Center.

The dark gray sedan is equipped with a bevy of sensors and high-resolution cameras to gather mapping information has it works out its kinks on the roadways of western Pennsylvania. But fear not Pittsburghers, the car will have a trained driver behind the wheel in case anything goes awry, so yinz got nothing to worry about.

GM tests its own autonomous car in San Fran

Cruise Automation test drives an autonomous Chevrolet Bolt through the streets of San Francisco.

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Perhaps it heard Uber was encroaching on the Rust Belt, or perhaps it just wanted to strut in front of the tech world’s biggest and brightest, but for whatever reason, General Motors chose San Francisco as its testing ground for its autonomous Chevrolet Bolt.

Another (far more probable) reason for the Bay Area test drive is GM’s recent acquisition of Cruise Automation, a San Francisco-based tech company focused on, you guessed it, self-driving cars. GM and its other Silicon Valley friend, Lyft, have promised to have a fleet of autonomous Bolt cabs on the road by next year.

Google announces updates to Android Auto operating system

Incoming telephone calls and other information can be displayed on the control panels of cars with the latest Android Auto operating system.

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Sticking to the theme of today, Google has rolled out a slew of new features for its Android Auto app to better link drivers to their cars through their smartphones. The update features the Google-owned Waze navigational app as well as the Hotwording personal assistant software that allows users to trigger voice recognition by starting orders with the phrase “OK Google.” There are also, of course, hands-free calling, messaging and navigation features.

The new operating system, Android N, basically puts the car on the same wavelength as an Android phone or Google Chrome-operated tablet. This technology promises to make infotainment system development cheaper for carmakers while also setting cars up for better vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity.

The EPA calls for more ethanol in fuel

The Environmental Protection Agency wants more ethanol blended into U.S. gasoline.

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U.S. environmental regulators are have plan to increase the amount of biofuels in our gasoline by next year. The EPA plans on increasing the amount of biofuel blended into our fuel supply from 18.11 billion gallons to 18.8 billion gallons (a 4 percent bump), including a 300 million gallon increase in corn-based ethanol.

The increase is most notable because it will break through the so-called “blend wall,” a 10-percent cap on the saturation of ethanol in standard gasoline. This increase would push the max up to 10.4 percent. Oil industry representatives feel this is an over-step by the EPA while those in the corn industry feel it’s not stepping far enough.

UAW head blasts manufacturers for shift to Mexico

Dennis Williams, president of the United Auto Workers, took shots at the Detroit 3 automakers and Donald Trump this week.

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United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams openly criticized the Detroit 3 automakers (Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobile) for shifting their production operations to Mexico, saying the companies are “taking the easy way out” and the claiming the moves boil down to a pursuit of “cheap labor.”

With these statements, Williams seems to echo many of the same criticisms of the North American Free Trade Agreement that have been extolled by presidential candidate Donald Trump. “I’m going to ‘Make America Great,’ what does that mean?”Williams said during a press conference. “He has avoided talking about the details. That concerns me.”